Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111198.015 - Elevator mechanic is caught between elevator car and lobby a

Accident Summary Nr: 111198.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 11/23/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1361741.015	11/23/2018		238290	Start Elevator, Llc

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on November 23, 2018, Employee #1 was troubleshooting an elevator. In the elevator room on the roof of the building, he bypassed the door safety system with a jumper wire and did not "gain control of the elevator" by putting the elevator in the inspection mode. Employee #1, went back down to the first floor lobby of the building to the elevator location and was inside the elevator with the door opened when the elevator suddenly dropped. Employee #1 tried to climb out of the reduced opening to the lobby and while climbing through the opening to the lobby floor, the elevator car dropped a second time crushing the employee's torso between the top of the elevator car and the lobby floor.

Keywords: Crushed, Elevator, Lockout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1361741.015	38	M	Fatality		Elevator installers and repairers

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